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Top PicksHand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond. Building Social Capital When You Work RemotelyAliza Licht | Harvard Business Review While social capital has always been integral to collaboration at work, it is essential for every hybrid and remote employee and for solo entrepreneurs. Since this work has rendered many of these employees less visible, it has become non-negotiable for these employees to invest in their own interpersonal relationships The $500 billion ‘Office real estate apocalypse’: Researchers find remote work’s effect even worse than expectedAlena Botros | Fortune The pandemic spurred work-from-home era is decimating the office sector, with rising vacancy rates and declining property values. How some people get away with doing nothing at workEmily Stewart | Vox Reporting for this story, I spoke with multiple people who are essentially funemployed, or at least one meaning of it, who sit around at work all day with very little to do. What was most surprising was that many did not exactly love the situation and felt somewhat conflicted. Remote Work Does A Body GoodCynthia Watson | Fortune In the post-pandemic age, employees expect some measure of freedom and autonomy, whether that’s working fully remote or a hybrid arrangement. Several studies have shown that remote workers tend to be less costly and no less productive than in-office staff. But might virtual work have adverse health effects? Modern work requires attention. Constant alerts steal itRyan Donovan | The Overflow When we have multiple demands on our attention, we try multitasking—splitting our spotlight or shifting it rapidly to focus on the many tasks that come our way. The truth is, we’re bad at multitasking. There’s a mental cost to switching tasks, and that cost translates to up to 40% more time to complete the tasks. Layoffs push down scores on Glassdoor: this is how companies respondGergely Orosz | The Pragmatic Engineer Several tech companies face a fresh problem after cutting jobs: their rating on Glassdoor nosedives. But there’s a way they manage to fix this. I show what companies are doing - and why. Toronto was named one of the best cities in the world for remote workStreets Of Toronto Remote work lovers, you’ve come to the right place — Toronto was just ranked one of the top 10 cities in the world for “creative digital nomads” to work. How do you not take criticism of your work personally?molly0 | Hacker News I’ve come to realize that I often take constructive criticisms personally. Everything from an unintentionally snarky comment in a PR I’ve made to someone highlight a mistake I’ve made that I probably couldn’t have known about. I see this as one of my major flaws and try hard to mask how I feel. But I just hope to learn to stop feeling bad for honest mistakes. When digital nomads come to townStephen Witt | Rest of World Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out. Support NoDeskAll of the content on NoDesk and the newsletter is available for free to everyone. If you’d like to support my work and have the opportunity to do so, please consider joining as a paid member. Your support also goes a long way when you:
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